Canada’s Conservatives Push Back on Carney Auto Strategy With US-Focused Plan

The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada proposed new measures for protecting the country’s automotive industry, arguing that it’s a mistake to shift focus away from the US as the industry’s primary export market.

Pierre Poilievre proposed exempting Canadian-made vehicles from federal sales tax and implementing a “dollar-for-dollar” rule on tariffs. An automaker that assembles vehicles in Canada would be allowed to import the equivalent dollar value in cars or trucks from the US or Mexico without paying duties, under the Conservative plan.